The situation for Rohingya, often described as one of the world's most persecuted peoples, has severely deteriorated during President Thein Sein’s presidency, with a spike in hate crimes and the introduction of additional discriminatory draft laws and policies. Pre-existing discriminatory policies against Rohingya, including restrictions on marriage and birthrates, remain in full force. Stricter enforcement of the 1982 Citizenship Law ensures most Rohingya remain stateless. Read more...

In the January issue: Tatmadaw offensives continue in Kachin and Shan States; Civilians abused and teachers raped in Shan State; Students protest National Education Law; Yanghee Lee goes to Burma; More arbitrary arrests and imprisonments; US, EU officials slam regime; Other Burma news; List of Reports and much more...

A veneer of reform disguises the threats posed to freedom of assembly and association in Burma. Publicly expressed dissent has often been met with disproportionate force, particularly in relation to large-scale development projects or natural resource extraction. The regime also continues to ignore calls from CSOs to address human rights abuses, including land confiscation, associated with these projects. Read more...

The Burmese authorities have failed
to implement most of the recommendations from previous
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions,
in particular Resolution 68/242, adopted in 2013. This
briefer summarizes developments on the ground with direct
reference to key paragraphs of the resolution. Read
more...

A total of 158 activists and human rights
defenders were documented as arrested or prosecuted in
the past nine months (i.e. since December 2013). Of this
number, 85 were confirmed as sentenced to jail, while
many others await trial or sentencing. Read
more…

This briefer, which covers developments
from November 2013 to September 2014, includes: legislative
reform; backsliding on media freedom; arbitrary arrests
and imprisonments of journalists and activists; attacks
in Kachin and Shan States; and discrimination and persecution
against Rohingya. Read
more...

Land confiscation is one of the leading
causes of protest and unrest in Burma, having led to the
forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of people
in recent years. It also undermines Burma’s fragile
peace processes. Read
more...